Hello
We are NoFiltr.
Nofiltr connects young people, tech companies, and civil society to co-create a safer digital world, prioritizing youth-first solutions to improve platforms and protect against online harms.
WHAT WE DO
NoFiltr is a youth power intermediary that ensures young people hold real influence over the digital systems shaping their lives.
We translate youth insight, lived experience, and leadership into institutional change—so platforms don’t just hear youth voice, they act on it.
Our work is grounded in youth voice and lived online experience, and centers on three core pillars:
Empower
27M+
Engagements Across Channels
that de-stigmatize conversations
around digital safety and harm.
Educate
50k+
Quizzes Completed
surrounding practical digital safety topics
youth can apply to their daily lives.
Embed
200+
Digital Resources
developed alongside youth
for tech platforms.
Want to support our mission?
If you're a young person:
You belong here. Whether you want to learn, share your perspective, or step into leadership, NoFiltr offers ways to get involved and help shape digital safety resources and solutions.
If you're a tech platform or organization:
Partner with us to co-design solutions alongside young people. Our youth-powered approach leads to safer, more effective products - and builds trust with the communities you serve.
If you're a funder:
Your support helps scale youth leadership into measurable impact across digital safety, equity, and innovation. Invest in work that turns youth insight into lasting change.
2025
Blue Book Impact Report
The first-ever NoFiltr Blue Book is here: a youth-led blueprint for what real digital safety looks like when young people are trusted as co-creators, not afterthoughts.
Meet the Team
Chief Executive Officer
Adele Taylor
Adele Taylor is a strategist and advocate working at the intersection of youth empowerment, digital equity, and tech innovation.
She leads NoFiltr, a youth-powered initiative transforming how the tech industry collaborates with Gen Z to build safer, more inclusive digital spaces. Through authentic partnerships and actionable insights, NoFiltr helps platforms move from performative engagement to genuine co-creation and wellbeing online. Adele's background spans program strategy, nonprofit leadership, and partnership development.
She founded Adele's Literacy Library at 13, reaching 35,000+ youth globally, and later led digital programs at Thorn and served on The Gem Project's leadership team. She holds an M.Phil. in International Peace Studies from Trinity College Dublin and a B.A. from Spelman College. Today, she partners with leaders across tech, philanthropy, and civil society to advance youth engagement, digital wellbeing, and responsible innovation.
Brand and Creative Marketing Lead
Rena Howard
Rena Howard is a brand storyteller with breadth of experience in digital brand building, data-driven social marketing, and content strategy. She has delivered 100+ campaigns and driven millions of followers in cumulative growth across platforms, working across diverse industries, from automotive to child safety.
At NoFiltr, she leads brand and creative marketing, guiding youth-facing content and campaigns that are rooted in youth insights and shaped by the Youth Innovation Council's expertise in digital wellbeing, Al literacy, and building safer online communities.
Rena brings deep experience in partnership management and co-branded collaborations, with notable partners including the NHL, Austin City Limits. Pinterest, Discord. Twitch, and Meta. She's skilled in channel-specific audience growth strategies. She holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California, where she studied Public Relations and Human Rights.
From Conversation to Co-Creation
NoFiltr was founded by Thorn, a nonprofit dedicated to building technology to defend children from online sexual abuse and exploitation.
As the work evolved, NoFiltr began bringing young people’s insight directly into how digital spaces are designed.
Today, NoFiltr operates as youth-driven brand fiscally-sponsored by Thorn, grounded in a shared commitment to child safety.
FAQ
Not sure where to start? The questions below can help. And if something’s still unclear, get in touch. We’re happy to help.
General
Youth / Youth Innovation Council
Partners
Funders
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